the etymology and history of first names
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French Feminine Names
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The names listed here are used in France and other French-speaking regions. See also about French names.
ADÉLAÏDE f French
French form of ADELAIDE
ADÈLE f French
French form of ADELA
ADELINE f French
Diminutive of ADÈLE
ADRIENNE f French
French feminine form of ADRIAN
AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGLAÉ f French
French form of AGLAIA
AGNÈS f French, Catalan
French and Catalan form of AGNES
AIMÉE f French
French form of AMY
ALBERTINE f French
French feminine form of ALBERT
ALEXANDRIE f French
French feminine form of ALEXANDER
ALEXANDRINE f French, German
French elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]
ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]
ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Alis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]
ALINE f French, English
Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]
ALISON f English, French
Norman French diminutive of Alis (see ALICE)... [more]
ALIX f French
Medieval French variant of ALICE
ALPHONSINE f French
French feminine diminutive of ALFONSO
AMANDINE f French
French diminutive of AMANDA
AMARANTE f French
French form of AMARANTHA... [more]
AMBRE f French
French cognate of AMBER
AMÉLIE f French
French form of AMELIA
ANAÏS f Provençal, Catalan, French
Provençal and Catalan form of ANNA
ANASTASIE f French
French form of ANASTASIA
ANDRÉE f French
French feminine form of ANDREW
ANGÈLE f French
French feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
ANGELINE f French
French diminutive of ANGELA
ANGELIQUE f French
French form of ANGELICA
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNETTE f French, English
French diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]
ANOUK f Dutch, French
Dutch and French diminutive of ANNA
ANTOINETTE f French
Feminine diminutive of ANTOINE... [more]
APOLLINE f French
French form of APOLLONIA
ARIANE f French, German
French form of ARIADNE
ARIANNE f French
Variant of ARIANE
ARIELLE f French
French feminine form of ARIEL
ARIENNE f French
French form of ARIADNE
ARLETTE f French
Norman diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle"... [more]
ARMELLE f French
Feminine form of ARMEL
ARNAUDE f French
French feminine form of ARNOLD
AUDE f French
French feminine form of ALDO
AUGUSTINE (2) f French, German
French feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
AURÉLIE f French
French feminine form of AURELIUS
AURORE f French
French form of AURORA
AVRIL f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of APRIL
AXELLE f French
Feminine form of AXEL
BABETTE f French
French diminutive of ELIZABETH
BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]
BÉATRICE f French
French form of BEATRIX
BÉNÉDICTE f French
French feminine form of BENEDICT
BENJAMINE f French
French feminine form of BENJAMIN
BENOITE f French
French feminine form of BENEDICT
BERNADETTE f French
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]
BERNARDINE f French
French feminine form of BERNARD
BERTHE f French
French form of BERTHA
BLANCHE f French, English
From a medieval French nickname meaning "white, fair"... [more]
BLANDINE f French
French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus which meant "charming" in Latin... [more]
BRIGITTE f German, French
German and French form of BRIDGET
CAMILLE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of CAMILLA
CARINE f French
French form of CARINA (1)
CAROLE f French
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLINE f French, English
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CATHERINE f French, English
French form of KATHERINE, and also a common English variant.
CÉCILE f French
French form of CECILIA
CÉLESTE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of CAELESTIS
CÉLESTINE f French
French feminine form of CAELESTINUS
CÉLINE f French
French feminine form of Caelinus (see CELINO)... [more]
CERISE f French
Means "cherry" in French.
CHANTAL f French, English, Dutch
From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony"... [more]
CHARLINE f French
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHLOÉ f French
French form of CHLOE
CHRISTELLE f French
French diminutive of CHRISTINE influenced by the sound of the name CRYSTAL.
CHRISTIANE f German, French
German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, used as a variant in other languages.
CLAIRE f French, English
French form of CLARA
CLARICE f English, French
Medieval French diminutive of CLARA, also used in England since the Middle Ages.
CLARISSE f French
French form of CLARICE
CLAUDE m & f French, English
French masculine and feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CLAUDETTE f French
French feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLAUDIE f French
French feminine variant of CLAUDE
CLAUDINE f French
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS
CLÉMENCE f French
French feminine form of Clementius (see CLEMENT).
CLEMENTINE f French
French feminine form of CLEMENT
CLOTHILDE f French
Variant of CLOTILDE
CLOTILDE f French
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements hlud "famous" and hild "battle"... [more]
COLETTE f French
Short form of NICOLETTE... [more]
COLINE f French
Short form of NICOLINE
COLOMBE f French
French feminine form of COLUMBA
CONSTANCE f English, French
Medieval form of CONSTANTIA... [more]
CORALIE f French
Means "coral" from Latin coralium (see CORAL).
CORINNE f French, English
French form of CORINNA... [more]
CORNÉLIE f French
French form of CORNELIA
COSETTE f French
Meaning unknown... [more]
CUNÉGONDE f French
French form of KUNIGUNDE... [more]
CYRILLE m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of CYRIL
DANIÈLE f French
French feminine form of DANIEL
DANIELLE f French, English
French feminine form of DANIEL... [more]
DAPHNÉ f French
French form of DAPHNE
DÉBORA f Spanish, Portuguese, French
Spanish, Portuguese and French form of DEBORAH
DELPHINE f French
French form of DELPHINA
DENISE f French, English
French feminine form of DENIS
DÉSIRÉE f French
Means "desired, wished" in French.
DIANE f French, English
French form of DIANA, also regularly used in the English-speaking world.
DIANNE f French, English
Variant of DIANE
DIEUDONNÉE f French
Feminine form of DIEUDONNÉ
DOMINIQUE f & m French
French feminine and masculine form of DOMINIC
DONATIENNE f French
French feminine form of DONATO
DORIANE f French
French feminine form of DORIAN
DOROTHÉE f French
French form of DOROTHEA
ÉDITH f French
French form of EDITH
EDWIGE f French
French form of HEDWIG
ELÉONORE f French
French form of ELEANOR
ÉLIANE f French
From the Roman family name Aelianus, which was probably derived from the Greek word ‘ηλιος (helios) meaning "sun"... [more]
ÉLISABETH f French
French form of ELIZABETH
ÉLISE f French
French short form of ÉLISABETH
ÉLODIE f French
French form of ALODIA
ÉLOÏSE f French
French form of ELOISE
ELVIRE f French
French form of ELVIRA
EMELINE f French
French form of Ameline (see EMMELINE).
ÉMILIE f French
French feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMMA f English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]
EMMANUELLE f French
French feminine form of EMMANUEL
ERNESTINE f French, English
Feminine form of ERNEST
ESMÉ m & f French
Means "esteemed" or "loved" in Old French.
ESMÉE f French
Feminine form of ESMÉ
ESTELLE f English, French
From an Old French name which was derived from Latin stella, meaning "star"... [more]
ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]
EUGÉNIE f French
French feminine form of EUGENE... [more]
EULALIE f French
French form of EULALIA
ÈVE f French
French variant of EVE
EVE f English, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live"... [more]
EVELINE f English, French
Variant of EVELINA
ÉVELYNE f French
French form of EVELINA
FABIENNE f French
French feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).
FABIOLA f Italian, Spanish, French, German
Elaborated form of FABIA... [more]
FAUSTINE f French
French feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).
FÉLICIE f French
French form of FELICIA
FELICIENNE f French
French feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).
FERNANDE f French
French feminine form of FERDINAND
FIFI f French
Diminutive of JOSÉPHINE
FLAVIE f French
French feminine form of FLAVIUS
FLEUR f French, Dutch, English (Rare)
Means "flower" in French... [more]
FLEURETTE f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of FLEUR
FLORE f French
French form of FLORA
FLORENCE f & m English, French
From the masculine Roman name Florentius or the feminine form Florentia, which were derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing"... [more]
FLORETTE f French (Rare)
French diminutive of FLORA
FLORIANNE f French
French feminine form of FLORIAN
FLORINE f French
French diminutive of FLORA
FRANCE f French
French feminine form of FRANK (1) or a variant of FRANÇOISE.
FRANCETTE f French
Feminine diminutive of FRANÇOIS
FRANCINE f French, English
Feminine diminutive of FRANÇOIS
FRANÇOISE f French
Feminine form of FRANÇOIS
FRÉDÉRIQUE f French
French form of FREDERICA
GABRIELLE f French, English
French feminine form of GABRIEL... [more]
GAËLLE f French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËLLE
GAETANE f French
French feminine form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).
GENEVIÈVE f French
From Genovefa, a Gaulish name possibly meaning "tribe woman"... [more]
GEORGETTE f French
French feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGINE f French
French feminine form of GEORGE
GÉRALDINE f French
French feminine form of GERALD
GERMAINE f French
French feminine form of GERMAIN... [more]
GERVAISE f French (Rare)
French feminine form of GERVASIUS
GHISLAINE f French
Feminine form of GHISLAIN
GIGI f French
French diminutive of GEORGINE or VIRGINIA
GILBERTE f French
French feminine form of GILBERT
GINETTE f French
Diminutive of GENEVIÈVE or VIRGINIE
GISÈLE f French
French form of GISELLE
GISELLE f French, English (Modern)
Derived from the Germanic word gisel meaning "hostage" or "pledge"... [more]
GODELIEVE f French, Dutch
French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love".
GWENAËLLE f French, Breton
Feminine form of GWENAËL
GWENDOLINE f Welsh, English (British), French
Variant of GWENDOLEN
HANNAH f English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"... [more]
HÉLÈNE f French
French form of HELEN
HÉLOÏSE f French
French form of ELOISE
HENRIETTE f French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
French feminine diminutive of HENRY
HERMINE f German, French
German and French feminine form of HERMAN, or perhaps HERMINIUS.
HONORINE f French
French form of Honorina, a feminine form of the Roman name Honorinus, a derivative of HONORIUS... [more]
HORTENSE f French, English
French feminine form of Hortensius (see HORTENSIA).
HUGUETTE f French
Feminine form of HUGUES
HYACINTHE m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of HYACINTHUS
INÈS f French
French form of INÉS
IRÈNE f French
French form of IRENE
IRIS f Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, French
Means "rainbow" in Greek... [more]
ISABEL f Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German
Medieval Provençal form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ISABELLE f French, English, German
French form of ISABEL
JACINTHE f French
French feminine form of HYACINTHUS
JACQUELINE f French, English
French feminine form of JACQUES, also commonly used in the English-speaking world.
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